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02.03.1999 - GnomeREPORT

I don't know if you've seen these posters in stores yet: they're filled with little pictures that form a larger picture when you take a step back. I got a Darth Vader one for Christmas--it has scenes from Star Wars on it. Wonder how they do that? I assumed it would take a $5000 program... but I was (luckily) wrong.

ArcSoft has released PhotoMontage to the public, so now you can take your own photos and make... well, for the lack of a better term, photo montages with them. If you don't have a lot of images on your hard drive to create a montage, don't worry--the CD comes with 20,000 micro-images, plus other CDs are also available. You can always include your own photos (scanned or digital). It's pretty darn cool!

You can save a montage as a graphic, or send it off to PhotoIsland (in the real world) where they'll turn the montage into a REAL poster (each one of those, of course, will cost you extra). Now that would definitely make an interesting and original gift for a friend or family member. I've included a photo montage of the Lockergnome logo. This should give y'all an idea what a photo montage is, as well as what this software can do for you. Imagine it being much larger...

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-- Chris Pirillo        


GnomePROGRAM

ITSDiag v1.2 [900k] W9x FREE

http://www.saber.net/~ken/software/ITSDiag.zip
http://www.saber.net/~ken/software/

Is your Internet connection giving you headaches? Well, if you decide to call tech support, it's good to have extensive information about your computer's setup. However, some of you might not know enough about your PC's configuration to relay that info to someone else. This program was designed to help the Internet tech support person troubleshoot potential problems on the end-user's (your) computer. When run, it'll extract network-related information and allow you to print it off or e-mail it to tech support. Very helpful!


GnomeSYSTEM

3Com WinModem Drivers for NT4 [629k]

http://www.3com.fr/telechargement/wm_nt.exe

This driver set will reportedly enable a WinModem to work under NT4; since I don't own one, I cannot confirm the verity of this claim. That I know of, this task was thought to be impossible, but as you can see, the file resides on an official 3Com site (in France). Your mileage may vary...


GnomeCANDY

LiveArt Valentine collection [8.6M] W9x/NT FREE

http://www.viewpoint.com/liveart/3dvalentine/LiveArt98Valentine.exe
http://www.3dvalentine.com/

Can you smell that? Love is in the air... wait, no. It's just popcorn. Funny how they smell awfully alike, ain't it? Well, there's no mistaking this Valentine's graphics package for anything else--it's in a class of its own. First, you'll choose a graphical image (out of 35) to use, "rotate" it to your liking, and then apply a style to it (kinda like a PhotoShop plug-in). You'll get teddy bears, hearts, and other "lovely" objects--each one of them is customizable to your liking. Who loves ya, baby?


GnomeFAVORITE

The World eText Library Foundation

http://www.pixi.com/~elibrary/

I used to love going to the library when I was a kid. In fact, I can still remember my library card number from the Altoona (Iowa) branch. There wasn't much else to do anyway (aside from watching afternoon cartoons or playing with friends). My mom had all sorts of books--and most of those texts are now downloadable for FREE! Aesop's Fables, Shakespeare's Complete Works... and more than a handful of other well-known scribblings. It's like having a complete library right at your fingertips. Read all about it!


GnomeDESKTOP

FONT: Pirates [168k]

http://www.fontfreak.com/dingzip/p/pirates2.zip
http://www.fontfreak.com/dingzip/p/pirates1.zip

Arrrrgh. I've never sailed the seven seas before, but I've drunken me some fourteen zillion gallons of water. In my eyes, that makes me a pirate. Well, coupled with the fact that I have two peg legs, one peg arm, an eye patch, an ear patch, a parrot, and a big loopy earring. But, I don't wear the loopy earring anymore because the piercing got infected. It hurt a lot. And the last person you wanna cross is a pirate in pain. Shiver me timbers... what the heck does that mean, anyway?


GnomeTIP

The other day, I ran into problems with my mouse. It wasn't being detected (a cold boot fixed the problem). Luckily, I knew of a few keyboard shortcuts that allowed me to navigate Windows. When you come across a multi-tabbed dialog box (like Desktop Properties), you can use the CTRL+TAB key combo to flip between tabs. To change fields within any particular tab, just use the TAB key by itself. If you want to toggle an option, be sure it is highlighted first and then hit the SPACE BAR. These shortcuts can come in handy... especially if your mouse plays the "I don't want to work right now" game.